Dott Projects
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| During the summer and autumn of 2007, thousands of people living and working in Middlesbrough participated in a project to increase local food production and reduce food miles. Along the way, young, old, rich and poor worked together, growing food and realising new relationships with local food producers and existing growers in the town and its surrounding area. Their goal has been to pioneer a new sustainable future – not just for Middlesbrough, but also other post-industrial communities across the UK. |
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| Alzheimer100 | |
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| Dott 07 asked service design firm thinkpublic, led by Deborah Szebeko, to work with Alzheimer’s Society branches throughout the North East to investigate the everyday problems experienced by Alzheimer’s patients and carers, and service providers. thinkpublic helped people record their experiences; they used film, diaries, interviewed one another, made prototypes, and drew. From these activities emerged a long list of common challenges faced by people during their journeys through dementia. The key challenges identified were:
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